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Re: Need some Oil Pressure help
Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
Sun, 24 May 1998 01:56:45 EDT
...The switches they installed to monitor oil pressure kick in at 0.3 bar for near idle engine speeds and 0.9 bar for...
Re: off with her heads
Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
Sun, 6 Oct 2013 17:01:55 -0700
...But not just any pry bar > works. I ground the tip of the pry bar to a sharp edged 90 degree end. Then > the...
twice the cold beer!
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Sat, 21 Oct 2000 19:32:34 -0700
...take the short side and then cut half of the end barb off (if this end barb is too long the fridge door will...
Re: Brass Coolant Connectors = Failure?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 4 Jul 2012 12:39:36 -0400
The only problem with brass fittings is the design of the barbs and choice of clamping systems. Most hoses used in cooling systems are...
Re: Rear brake adjustment wheels?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 13 May 2016 14:15:24 -0700
...On one of my adjuster bars, the wheel won't back all the way off, as it shouldn't, but on one bar, the...
Re: getting link bushings out
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Thu, 6 Apr 2006 12:52:42 -0700
...I installed them on the sway bar first, then applied dish soap, and used several bar clamps to persuade the end links over the...
Re: Door vapor barrier
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 13 Jun 2017 20:51:20 -0500
...Door vapor barrier > > Hi All; > I'm cleaning and rebuilding a passenger front door. Any ideas on what > to replace the interior vapor barrier...
Re: the bar has been raised
Historical mailing list - Andrew R.
Wed, 1 Feb 2017 10:24:58 -0800
...The bar is raised! > > http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2013322 > > > > Stuart (not mine!!) > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2017 19:24...
Re: rear stablizer bar
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:05:05 -0700
The Whiteline bars from Aircooled are very good and mount further up off the ground than the Addco ones. You should install front and...
Fuel Pressure Tester
Historical mailing list - Paul Kirsch
Sun, 19 Dec 1999 20:31:49 EST
...Hook it up with hose barb and hose to the tee. Does anyone know where the the threaded part that threads into the tee...
FS: BRAND NEW Jail Bars On eBay
Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
Sat, 21 Feb 2004 12:08:40 -0600
...I have a set of brand new, never used, original VW Vanagon jail bars for sale on eBay. If you are interested, please see...
Re: FS: westy "barbie" ice cube trays
Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
Wed, 24 Nov 2004 13:03:56 -0500
...westy "barbie" ice cube trays ::: :::for sale..pair of westy mini ice cube trays..often called "barbie ice :::cube :::trays" these were standard equipment...
Re: Carrier Bars?
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sun, 4 Dec 2011 14:11:02 -0800
...the deck lid will not close over a cross flow motor, > right? My set-up with a 5sp rides on 83 bars.. > > Don Hanson
Re: H2O temp gauge survey
Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
Sun, 31 Mar 1996 09:54:30 -0800
...http://www.calweb.com/~thom/barndoor.html
sway-a-way
Historical mailing list - Anton J. Elmquist
Wed, 29 May 1996 17:24:45 -0400
...Anyone know a good place to order a sway-a-way sway bar kit for my '71 Westy - my sway bar just broke in...
Re: Bentley Manuals Cheap
Historical mailing list - Sean O'Corrain
Tue, 15 Jul 97 08:38:15 -0500
...The URL for Barnes and Noble is: www.barnesand noble.com Peace, sean Sean O'Corran and Susan Zager '87 Syncro GL '68 Beetle...
Bookstore URL correction
Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
Thu, 26 Mar 1998 01:28:23 EST
...It is now http://www.mwc.edu/~sbart7kb/vwbooks.htm Sorry -- Sean Bartnik Fredericksburg, Virginia 1981 Volkswagen Vanagon L Westfalia 1974 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia...
Re: Front end ?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 12 May 2007 17:02:09 -0400
AFAIK, Addco is the only company that make rear sway bars for the Vanagon. They do not make one for the Syncro although it...
Re: Oil Pressure Switch
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 20 May 1998 20:12:11 -0400
...1 bar equals 14.1 psi. 1.6 bar equals 22 psi. This switch will cause intermittent buzzing as a very warm engine may...
Re: I-95 Vanagon Gran Prix
Historical mailing list - James Young
Wed, 18 Mar 1998 15:12:09 -0500
Sean Bartnik wrote: > > > > > if this is a joke, please NEVER joke like this again, and if this isn't, > > whomever wants to do this...
Re: 87 Westy front bumper rubber strip AND MORE
Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
Tue, 20 Mar 2018 10:54:26 -0700
...always more to do to the 87 westy ed Edward V Barger edvbarger@mac.com 310 922 6251 > On Mar 20, 2018, at 10...
Re: Barbie Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:02:15 -0400
Why, Joy, it's just like Barbie herself. To something that is timeless and never ages, miles driven means nothing! : ) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joy...
1955 Barndoor Kombi for sale
Historical mailing list - Sam Williams
Fri, 20 Jan 1995 07:00:55 -0500
1955 Barndoor Kombi for sale good restoration project. original bus runs and drives, good 36hp motor. Dove blue, of course, and never met the...
Re: Weird bucking
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Thu, 29 Jan 2004 16:11:10 -0500
...Sounds like your switch is working OK, if it is turning off at the barest touch (as long as it isn't coming *on...
Re: different between a mann oil filter 719/5 and 719/12
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Fri, 28 Oct 2005 23:01:12 EDT
...The correct filter for a Vanagon is the 719/12 which has the bypass set at 1.0 Bar. As far as not mattering...
Trick to replacing the "Eye" bushing in the stabilizer link
Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
Thu, 23 Jun 2005 13:23:00 -0400
...Ha! I also received replies to my recent queries that others had gone the other way...putting the bushing on the stabilizer bar and...
Not Downshifting
Historical mailing list - Jeff Warner
Tue, 10 Jul 2001 18:51:21 GMT
...The vehicle in question here is my very clean '86 Westy Wolfsburg Weekender with 97000 miles named Barry. Barry is an automatic and he...
move VW pix
Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
Wed, 31 Jul 1996 23:46:32 -0700
...http://www.calweb.com/~thom/barndoor.html
Bull Bar bumpers
Historical mailing list - John Langowski
Sat, 13 Mar 1999 22:07:41 -0600
Does anyone know how much Projektzwo wants for their Bull Bar bumpers? I've been to their web page, but I only read English...
'54 RHD Deluxe Update
Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
Thu, 02 May 1996 21:20:51 -0700
...Thom Fitzpatrick thom@calweb.com - http://www.calweb.com/~thom Keeper of the Barndoor Bus Web Page: http://www.calweb.com/~thom/barndoor.html
Re: Benefits of a rear sway bar?
Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
Tue, 9 Apr 2002 15:14:19 -0700
Heres a company that sells "G-max" front and rear sway bars for $119.....thats cheap! They come with rubber bushings. urethane bushings are...
Re: Yakima Rack -Westys
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Mon, 6 May 2002 16:15:49 -0600
My original installation was to mount the fork-mount on the fiberglass pop-top at the rear, and put a bar on the hatch...
Re: Looking for tips on torquing the rear wheel bearing nuts
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 23 Jul 2019 19:04:49 -0700
Add 300 to that and your good jim :-) I’ve used 1/2 breaker bar plus tube extension, you know how much you weigh...
Re: off with her heads
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 6 Oct 2013 15:08:04 -0700
...But not just any pry bar works. I ground the tip of the pry bar to a sharp edged 90 degree end. Then the...
Re: Trailers
Historical mailing list - Rob
Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:13:43 -0700
...Most suggest not using the simple bar type that bolts to the >towing hooks but it seems like others use this without a problem...
Re: Funny Bus Story [f]
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Tue, 9 Jul 1996 09:01:54 -0700 (PDT)
So Thom Fitzpatrick says: > > >> "barney," but nobody seems to use that... > >> > > > >This term has also transferred over to the snowboarding world. Although as > far...
Re: Bar's Leak (Was: My 2 cents on head leaks and rubber studs)
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Fri, 16 Feb 2007 14:12:53 -0500
...read no further. > > Bar's Leak either (a) does nothing or (b) clogs up your radiator, heater > core, etc. > Geza, A quick look at...
Re: Pop top side bar lift?
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Wed, 27 Jul 2022 15:30:51 -0700
Eric, I cannot make the lift using the side bars. There is not enough leverage for me to do the lift that way, given...
Re: Microscopic corrosion on electrical contacts
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Thu, 15 Jun 2023 00:46:00 +0000
I think either one would work fine in most applications. The point is: just bare metal?, or bare metal with some kind of protection...
Re: Looking for support...
Historical mailing list
Sat, 6 Jul 1996 20:58:01 -0500
...First I had a barndoor. Then I had a barndoor and a sandblaster. Now I have a sandblaster and a...nub! I have a...
Re: Ignition Key Warning Buzzer
Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
Tue, 28 Apr 1998 14:28:44 EDT
...Pull the gray one off and tape the bare end really good. 4) re-install switch. Personally I like the buzzer as it keeps...
Re: Towing a Splittie with a Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - joseph Trussell
Thu, 24 Jan 2002 13:36:15 -0700
...I have a trailer hitch on my new '85 and a hippie buddy sold me a '67 Splittie with a tow-bar mounted on...
Re: Westy Roof Racks - carrying kayaks
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Wed, 26 Jun 2002 11:38:50 -0700
...Mount the forward bar ahead of the latch end of the pop-top, mount the rear bar near the back edge of the top...
Re: R&R engine mounts on 1989 Westfalia
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sat, 19 Dec 2015 17:11:51 -0800
...I had originally thought that the > way to proceed would be to leave the engine support in place and remove the > carrier bar with...
Re: **TRIPLE** Listmember Discount - TOMORROW ONLY
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Wed, 5 Dec 2001 18:21:08 -0800
I may be seeing things wrong, but I find lots of the items on the normal pages are also on the bargains pages. Are...
front end reassembly: strut bar
Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:54:14 -0700
...I've dropped the strut bar ( the big bar that bolts under the lower ball joint and runs forward and is bolted through bushings...
Re: Battery Question - 1600 diesel
Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
Sun, 3 May 1998 16:02:05 EDT
...In diesel Vanagons, though, the battery is indeed in the engine compartment. -- Sean Bartnik Fredericksburg, Virginia 1981 Volkswagen Vanagon L Westfalia 1974 Volkswagen Karmann...
Re: Manassas Camping?
Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
Tue, 5 May 1998 19:15:41 EDT
...So nevermind, the Bug-Out is on Memorial Day Weekend. -- Sean Bartnik Fredericksburg, Virginia 1981 Volkswagen Vanagon L Westfalia 1974 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia convertible...
85 Westy F S
Historical mailing list - Tristan Henderson
Sat, 1 Sep 2001 11:00:32 -0500
...All options barely used, everything works, all curtains and ext screens incl. 66K ORIGINAL MILES. NO RUST whatsoever (barely even any on factory exhaust...
Re: Exhaust Mounting question PLEASE HELP!
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Tue, 23 Apr 2002 23:21:45 EDT
...COX.NET writes: << It will not fit behind the motor mount bar (it falls ~3" short of the head) and it will not fit...
Roof racks on non westies
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Sun, 10 Jul 2011 16:14:08 -0400
I am looking to purchase some roof bars for a sunroof syncro. I need to know what systems work as far as gutter mounted...
Re: [F] Saving the planet
Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
Sat, 16 Mar 1996 09:39:18 -0800
...Taste like chicken! Thom Fitzpatrick thom@calweb.com - http://www.calweb.com/~thom Keeper of the Barndoor Bus Web Page: http://www.calweb.com...
Barr's Leak ... How do I get rid of it ??
Historical mailing list - Wolfgang Carolsfeld
Tue, 2 Mar 1999 15:10:45 -0800
Hello Folks ! I installed some Barr's Leak a few months ago to temporarily solve the leaking heads problem while I save up some...
Rear Sway Bar---
Historical mailing list - Terry K.
Thu, 25 Apr 2002 00:47:43 -0500
I need some info rapidly--- Have any of you purchased a rear sway bar for a GL or Westy? What did you pay for...
WTB..Jail Bars
Historical mailing list - David
Fri, 8 Nov 2002 17:28:58 +1100
I am doing a resto on a microbus and I need a set of rear window jail bars. Are there any out there? Are...
New T5 spotted
Historical mailing list - George Wietor
Fri, 25 Apr 2003 11:50:44 -0400
...It was the pink Barbie version, with Ken dolls in Barbie Clothes. Beth and I headed for Cafe' Du Monde instead. No flames please...
Re: Pt. Barrow Winter Solstice
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 19 Nov 2011 19:12:00 -0600
...Used to fly Skyvans out of Pit Point just east of Barrow for Husky Oil when they were doing the test wells in the...
Re: [syncro.org] Syncro Front End Parts & Other Stuff FS
Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
Thu, 6 Oct 2005 10:53:54 -0700
...The front end parts also include the thrust bars (the bars that project forward out of the lower control arm. At 10:42 AM...
NVC Don't Support the Saudi's???
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 17 May 2005 08:05:57 -0500
...to buy gas from and which major > >companies import Middle Eastern oil : > > > >Shell 205,742,000 barrels > >Chevron/Texaco 144,332,000 barrels > >Exxon...
Re: Harbor Freight 3/4" drive breaker bar?
Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
Fri, 22 Jul 2011 09:54:37 -0400
...I do use a cheater pipe with this breaker bar. My 3 ton jack handle works nicely with this bar. I take off the...